Scaramucci called Lizza last month and insulted White House aides using vulgar language during the phone interview.

In that time, he managed to unleash a NSFW rant to the New Yorker in which he attacked ex-chief of staff Reince Priebus as a "paranoid schizophrenic". "We set out a Mooch trap", the late-night host joked on his show Wednesday. He also said of Steve Bannon, "I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own c-". "We're gonna be talkin'. And I just started "The Handmaid's Tale", Colbert asked Trump. "It'll be a lot of fun".

The former White House communications director has reportedly been delighting in his newfound celebrity, posing for photos with "fans" (with his mirror-finished blue aviator shades on) and even receiving an ovation upon walking into a Westhampton Beach restaurant recently, according to Axios.

The booking is a big win for Colbert.

Dozens of television interviewers have been vying to interview the man known as "Mooch".